AB654: Bill Text

AB654,19,25 2. An allocation of tax increments under this paragraph may be used by the recipient district only if one of the following applies:

AB654,20,2 a. The project costs in the recipient district are used to create, provide, or rehabilitate low-cost housing or to remediate environmental contamination.

AB654,20,5 b. The recipient district was created upon a finding that not less than 50 percent, by area, of the real property within the district is blighted or in need of rehabilitation.

AB654,20,8 3. The allocation of positive tax increments from a donor district to one or more recipient districts cannot be made unless the donor district has first satisfied all of its current-year debt service and project cost obligations.

AB654,20,10 4. No city may request or receive under sub. (7) (am) 2. an extension for the life of a donor tax incremental district.

AB654, s. 35 Section 35. 66.1105 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB654,20,18 66.1105 (7) (a) That time when the city has received aggregate tax increments with respect to the district in an amount equal to the aggregate of all project costs under the project plan and any amendments to the project plan for the district, except that this paragraph does not apply to a district whose positive tax increments have been allocated under sub. (6) (d), (dm) or, (e), or (f) until the district to which the allocation is made has paid off the aggregate of all of its project costs under its project plan.

AB654, s. 36 Section 36. 66.1105 (7) (am) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 46, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB654,20,24 66.1105 (7) (am) 1. For a district about which a finding is made under sub. (4) (gm) 4. a. that not less than 50 percent, by area, of the real property within the district is a blighted area or in need of rehabilitation or conservation work, 27 years after the district is created.

AB654,21,14 2. For a district about which a finding is made under sub. (4) (gm) 4. a. that not less than 50 percent, by area, of the real property within the district is suitable for industrial sites or mixed-use development, 20 years after the district is created, except that during the 18th year of such a district's existence, the city that created the district may request that the joint review board extend the life of the district for an additional 5 years. Along with its request for a 5-year extension, the city may provide the joint review board with an independent audit that demonstrates that the district is unable to pay off its project costs within the 20 years after the district is created. The joint review board may deny or approve a request to extend the life of the district for 5 years if the request does not include the independent audit, and the board shall approve a request to extend the life of the district for 5 years if the request includes the audit. If the joint review board extends the district's life, the district shall terminate at the earlier of the end of the extended period or the period specified in par. (a).

AB654, s. 37 Section 37. 66.1105 (7) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB654,21,19 66.1105 (7) (ar) Notwithstanding par. (am), 22 35 years after the last expenditure identified in the project plan is made if the district to which the plan relates is created if it was created before October 1, 1995, and if the project plan is amended under sub. (4) (h) 3. or 4.

AB654, s. 38 Section 38. 66.1105 (8) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB654,21,21 66.1105 (8) (title) Notice of district termination, reporting requirements.

AB654, s. 39 Section 39. 66.1105 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB654,21,25 66.1105 (8) (a) A city which creates a tax incremental district under this section shall give the department of revenue written notice within 10 60 days of the termination of the tax incremental district under sub. (7).

AB654, s. 40 Section 40. 66.1105 (8) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB654,22,5 66.1105 (8) (c) After a city transmits to the department of revenue the notice required under par. (a) the city and the department shall agree on a date by which the city shall send to the department, on a form prescribed by the department, all of the following information that relates to the terminated tax incremental district:

AB654,22,6 1. A final accounting of all expenditures made by the city.

AB654,22,7 2. The total amount of project costs incurred by the city.

AB654,22,8 3. The total amount of positive tax increments received by a city.

AB654,22,10 4. The total amount of project costs, if any, not paid for with tax increments that became obligations of the city after the district was terminated.

AB654, s. 41 Section 41. 66.1105 (8) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB654,22,16 66.1105 (8) (d) If a city does not send to the department of revenue the form specified in par. (c) within the time limit agreed to by the city and the department under par. (c), the department may not certify the tax incremental base of a tax incremental district under sub. (5) (a) and (b) until the form is sent to the department.

AB654, s. 42 Section 42. 66.1105 (15) of the statutes is created to read:

AB654,23,5 66.1105 (15) Substantial compliance. Substantial compliance with subs. (3), (4) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (h), (4m), and (5) (b) by a city that creates, or attempts to create, a tax incremental district is sufficient to give effect to any proceedings conducted under this section if, in the opinion of the department of revenue, any error, irregularity, or informality that exists in the city's attempts to comply with subs. (3), (4) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (h), (4m), and (5) (b) does not affect substantial justice. If the department of revenue determines that a city has substantially complied with subs. (3), (4) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (h), (4m), and (5) (b), the department of revenue shall determine the tax incremental base of the district, allocate tax increments, and treat the district in all other respects as if the requirements under subs. (3), (4) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (h), (4m), and (5) (b) had been strictly complied with based on the date that the resolution described under sub. (4) (gm) 2. is adopted.

AB654, s. 43 Section 43. 66.1106 (13) of the statutes is created to read:

AB654,23,16 66.1106 (13) Payment of eligible costs for annexed territory, redetermination of tax incremental base. If a city or village annexes territory from a town and if the town is using an environmental remediation tax increment to remediate environmental pollution on all or part of the territory that is annexed, the city or village shall pay to the town that portion of the eligible costs that are attributable to the annexed territory. The city or village, and the town, shall negotiate an agreement on the amount that must be paid under this subsection. The department shall redetermine the environmental tax incremental base of any parcel of real property for which the environmental remediation tax incremental base was determined under sub. (4) if part of that parcel is annexed under this subsection.

AB654, s. 44 Section 44. Laws of 1975, chapter 105, section 1 (1) and (2) are amended to read:

AB654,24,5 [Laws of 1975, chapter 105] Section 1 (1) The legislature finds that the existing system of allocating aggregate property tax revenues among tax levying municipalities has resulted in significant inequities and disincentives. The cost of public works or improvements within a city or, village, or county has been borne entirely by the city or, village, or county while the expansion of tax base which is stimulated, directly or indirectly, by such improvements, benefits not only the city or, village, or county but also all municipalities which share such tax base. This situation is inequitable. Moreover, when the cost to a city or, village, or county of a public improvement project exceeds the future benefit to the city or, village, or county resulting therefrom, the city or, village , or county may decide not to undertake such project. This situation has resulted in the postponement or cancellation of socially desirable projects.

AB654,24,11 (2) The legislature further finds that accomplishment of the vital and beneficial public purposes of sections 66.405 to 66.425, 66.43, 66.431, 66.435 and 66.52 of the statutes, is being frustrated because of a lack of incentives and financial resources. The purpose of this act is to create a viable procedure by which a city or, village, or county, through its own initiative and efforts, may finance projects which will tend to accomplish these laudable objectives.

AB654, s. 45 Section 45. Initial applicability.

AB654,24,15 (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), this act first applies to a tax incremental district that is in existence on the effective date of this subsection or that is created on the effective date of this subsection.

AB654,24,20 (2) Except as provided in subsection (3 ), the treatment of section 66.1105 (2) (f) 1. i. and 2. d., (4) (e) and (gm) 1. and 6., (4m) (a), (ae), (am), and (b) 2., 2m., and 4., (5) (a), (b), (c), and (ce), (6) (a) 4., 7., and 8., and (e) 1. d. and 2., (7) (a), (am), and (ar), and (8) (title), (a), (c), and (d) of the statutes, first applies to a tax incremental district that is created on October 1, 2004.

AB654,24,24 (3) The treatment of section 66.1105 (2) (f) 1. i. and 2. d., (4) (gm) 1. and (h) 2., (4m) (b) 2., (5) (b), (c), and (ce), and (6) (e) 1. d. of the statutes first applies to the amendment of a tax incremental district's project plan that takes effect on October 1, 2004.

AB654, s. 46 Section 46. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication, except as follows:

AB654,25,7 (1) The treatment of sections 59.57 (3) and 66.1105 (2) (f) 1. i. and 2. d., (3) (g), (4) (e), (gm) 1., 4. a. and c., and 6., and (h) 2., (4m) (a), (am), (b) 2., 2m., and 4., (5) (a), (b), (c), and (ce), (6) (a) 3., 4., 7., and 8., (am) 1., and (e) 1. d. and 2., (7) (am), and (ar), and (8) (title), (c), and (d) of the statutes takes effect on October 1, 2004, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.

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